Hinged connection.



P. H. COLEMAN.

HINGED CONNECTION.

APPLICATION man JUNE 5. 1914.

Patented. Apr.13,1l915.

THE NORRIS PETERS CO. FHOTO-LITHQ, WAISHINGTON. D4 C PAUL H; COLEMAN, F EUNHAM, TEXAS.

4 HINGE]? CONNECTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, PAUL H. COLEMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bonham, in the county of F annin and State vertical pintles 5 which establish a connection between the upper and lower pairs of members 2. The members 3 are respectively hinged upon the pintles 5, and pivotally conof Texas, have invented certain new and nected through a pintle 6. The portions of useful Improvements in Hinged Connecthe members 3 which engage the pintles 5 tions, of which the following is a specificaare cut away to permit tongues 7 to engage tion. said pintles, said tongues being formed in- My invention relates to a new and useful tegral with hinge plates 8 which are mount- 55 hinged connection, and its object is to pro ed upon corresponding side faces of the vide a hinged connection between a door and members 1. a door jamb, or between any swinging mem- The members 2 perform the functions of ber and the stationary member by which it ordinary hinges; namely, to establish a veris supported, said connection being such that tical axis between the two members 1 about 79 the door (or other swinging member) will which one of said members may swing, supbe positively limited to angular motion ported by the other. The members 3 serve through. an arc of any desired magnitude. to limit the are through which the swinging A still further object of the invention is member may be displaced. Thus it is seen to provide a device of the character dein Fig. 2 that there has been established bescribed, that will be strong, durable, efficient tween the members 1 the minimum angle and simple and comparatively inexpensive permitted by the members 3; to produce, also one in which the several As the swinging member 1 is shifted into parts will not be likely to get out of workthe position in which it is alined (or flush) i 1 with the stationary member 1, it is desired 0 With the above and other objects in view, to have the members 3 seat themselves the invention has relation to certain novel against the edge faces of the members 1, the features of construction and operation, an pintle 6 coming into an alinement'with the example of which is described in the followpintles i. To insure this motion of the ing specification and illustrated in the 210- members 3, it is necessary to prevent said 5 companying drawing, wherein: members coming into a perfect alinement as Figure 1 is a view showing in elevation the swinging member 1 reaches the limit of two members, forming with each other an its angular motion by forming the contiguacute angle, which is the minimum angle ous sleeve-forming portions of the members they are permitted to assume by my hinged 3 with interfitting shoulders as indicated at on connection. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional 9, which shoulders will seat one upon anview, the section being taken upon the line other (see Fig. 3) to prevent a perfect alinew03 of Fig. 1. Fig 3 is a view showing the ment of the members 3. It is preferred to reverse or rear side of my composite hinge mount small washers 10 upon the pintles 5 member. between the members 2 and 3, so that there Referring now more particularly to the will be a freedom of motion between said drawing, wherein like reference characters members. While it is preferred to so extend designate similar parts in all the figures, the the pintles 5 that they may be engaged by numeral 1 denotes two members which are sleeves formed upon the members 3, it is connected by my novel composite hinge, one to be understood that the pintles 5 may if of said members being considered as stationdesired be supported integral by the memary and the other swinging. here 8, in this case terminating flush with My composite hinge comprises two verthe tops and bottoms of the members 3. tically spaced pairs of hinge members 2, The invention is presented as including and a third pair of hinged members 3 interall such modifications and changes as propposed between the others. The members 2 erly come within the scope of the following of each pair being respectively fastened by claim. screws (or other suitable means) to the ad What I claim is: jacent edge faces of the members 1 and have In a device of the character described, the connection between two of their edges in the combination with a swinging member and a usual manner through a pintle l. The other two edges of each pair of members 2 engage stationary member supporting the same, two spaced pairs of pivotally connected hinge plates respectively secured to the adjacent In testimony whereof I have signed by edge faces of the swinging and stationary name to this specification in the presence of 10 members, a third'pair of hinge plates intertwo subscribing witnesses.

posed between the other two pairs and piv- 5 otally connected, and pintles upon which the PAUL COLEMAN platescomprising the third pair are respec- Witnesses: tively hung, the end portions of said pintles G. H. MCKINNEY, being engaged by the spaced hinge plates. (l. E. THOMPSON.

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